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Click ON to enable or disable Turbo Unlocker at any time. You can click Turbo Unlocker on system load. 6. Install ASUS TurboV EVO from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. 2. Turbo Unlocker is now enabled and will dynamically and automatically adjust CPU core ratios based... CPU ratio in real-time. Read through the warning message and click Yes to you adjust the ratio of your system. 1. In the ASUS TurboV EVO window, click More Settings, and then click CPU Ratio. 3. The Turbo Unlocker monitor on system load. Follow the instructions below to enable Turbo ...
Click ON to enable or disable Turbo Unlocker at any time. You can click Turbo Unlocker on system load. 6. Install ASUS TurboV EVO from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. 2. Turbo Unlocker is now enabled and will dynamically and automatically adjust CPU core ratios based... CPU ratio in real-time. Read through the warning message and click Yes to you adjust the ratio of your system. 1. In the ASUS TurboV EVO window, click More Settings, and then click CPU Ratio. 3. The Turbo Unlocker monitor on system load. Follow the instructions below to enable Turbo ...
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... 1.13.2 Installing an operating system...1-35 Support DVD information...1-35 Chapter 2: 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS...2-1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.7 2.2.8 2.2.9 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 2.4.6 2.4.7 2.4.8 ASUS Update utility...2-1 ASUS EZ Flash 2...2-2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS...2-3 ASUS BIOS Updater...2-4 BIOS menu screen...2-8 Menu bar...2-8 Navigation keys...2-8 Menu items...2-9 Submenu items...2-9 Configuration fields...2-9 Pop-up window...2-9 Scroll bar...2-9 General help...2-9 System...
... 1.13.2 Installing an operating system...1-35 Support DVD information...1-35 Chapter 2: 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS...2-1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.7 2.2.8 2.2.9 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 2.4.6 2.4.7 2.4.8 ASUS Update utility...2-1 ASUS EZ Flash 2...2-2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS...2-3 ASUS BIOS Updater...2-4 BIOS menu screen...2-8 Menu bar...2-8 Navigation keys...2-8 Menu items...2-9 Submenu items...2-9 Configuration fields...2-9 Pop-up window...2-9 Scroll bar...2-9 General help...2-9 System...
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M4A88TD-M EVO specifications summary CPU AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors Supports 45nm CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 880G / SB850 Up...system memory if you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU Supports SidePort Memory - resolution up to 1920x1200 (1080P) Supports DVI with HDMI/DVI and D-Sub Maximum shared memory of 1GB Supports Hybrid CrossFireX™ * Refer to www...
M4A88TD-M EVO specifications summary CPU AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors Supports 45nm CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 880G / SB850 Up...system memory if you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 GPU Supports SidePort Memory - resolution up to 1920x1200 (1080P) Supports DVI with HDMI/DVI and D-Sub Maximum shared memory of 1GB Supports Hybrid CrossFireX™ * Refer to www...
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ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 1-3 with Auto Tuning! Simply activate a dedicated switch on the motherboard to external home theater audio systems via the coaxial and optical S/PDIF_OUT (SONYPHILIPS Digital Interface) ... This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to unleash extra processing capabilities. The S/PDIF transfers digital audio without performing complicated BIOS changes. Auto Tuning Auto Tuning is supported by Windows® 7/Vista OS only. • Refer to www.amd.com for the best graphics performance. Even O.C. Enjoy an instant performance boost by auto-...
ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 1-3 with Auto Tuning! Simply activate a dedicated switch on the motherboard to external home theater audio systems via the coaxial and optical S/PDIF_OUT (SONYPHILIPS Digital Interface) ... This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to unleash extra processing capabilities. The S/PDIF transfers digital audio without performing complicated BIOS changes. Auto Tuning Auto Tuning is supported by Windows® 7/Vista OS only. • Refer to www.amd.com for the best graphics performance. Even O.C. Enjoy an instant performance boost by auto-...
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...the easy setup, Turbo Key boosts performances without interrupting ongoing work or games, simply through pressing the button. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an ASUS exclusive OS that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in variety of useful profiles offer... drives with quick access to USB drives only. It supports file downloading to the Internet and key applications before entering Windows® OS. • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on the system configuration. • ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives....
...the easy setup, Turbo Key boosts performances without interrupting ongoing work or games, simply through pressing the button. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an ASUS exclusive OS that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in variety of useful profiles offer... drives with quick access to USB drives only. It supports file downloading to the Internet and key applications before entering Windows® OS. • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on the system configuration. • ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives....
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... value. M4A88TD-M EVO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.)MHz capability Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Transcend Part No. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the OS can be about 3GB or less. Memory configurations • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made... standard way of accessing information from the same vendor. • AMD AM3 100 and 200 Series CPU support up of memory, we recommend that you are using a 32-bit Windows® OS. Use a 64-bit Windows® OS if you want to the memory address limitation on 32-bit...
... value. M4A88TD-M EVO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.)MHz capability Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Transcend Part No. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the OS can be about 3GB or less. Memory configurations • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made... standard way of accessing information from the same vendor. • AMD AM3 100 and 200 Series CPU support up of memory, we recommend that you are using a 32-bit Windows® OS. Use a 64-bit Windows® OS if you want to the memory address limitation on 32-bit...
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...High Definition Audio (the name may be different based on your motherboard: Dual display outputs DVI + D-Sub DVI + HDMI HDMI + D-Sub Supported Not supported • During POST, only the monitor connected to the D-Sub port has display. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. This 6-pin IEEE ...port. The dual display function works only under Windows. Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sound Playback to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 1-21 These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are supported on the OS). IEEE 1394a port. Rear ...
...High Definition Audio (the name may be different based on your motherboard: Dual display outputs DVI + D-Sub DVI + HDMI HDMI + D-Sub Supported Not supported • During POST, only the monitor connected to the D-Sub port has display. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. This 6-pin IEEE ...port. The dual display function works only under Windows. Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sound Playback to an external Serial ATA hard disk drive. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 1-21 These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are supported on the OS). IEEE 1394a port. Rear ...
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...SATA connectors in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using these connectors. If you can connect Serial ATA boot/...for details. 4. LPT is standardized as a printer. LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT) The LPT (Line Printing Terminal) connector supports devices such as IEEE 1284, which is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10... feature is the parallel port interface on IBM PC-compatible computers. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 1-25 3.
...SATA connectors in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using these connectors. If you can connect Serial ATA boot/...for details. 4. LPT is standardized as a printer. LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT) The LPT (Line Printing Terminal) connector supports devices such as IEEE 1284, which is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10... feature is the parallel port interface on IBM PC-compatible computers. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 1-25 3.
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... motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista/7 Operating Systems (OS). Support DVD information To run the DVD. The contents of the Support DVD to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. If Autorun is for reference only. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO...
... motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista/7 Operating Systems (OS). Support DVD information To run the DVD. The contents of the Support DVD to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. If Autorun is for reference only. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO...
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... ASUS Update utility. ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. 2. 3. The Drivers menu appears. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 2-1 Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. c. Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using this utility. Follow the onscreen instructions to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS...
... ASUS Update utility. ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. 2. 3. The Drivers menu appears. ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 2-1 Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. c. Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using this utility. Follow the onscreen instructions to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS...
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...The SATA Configuration menu allows you could use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA ...this item is set to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Port4 [IDE] ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 2-11 When this item is set OnChip SATA Channel to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multisector transfer feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [...
...The SATA Configuration menu allows you could use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA ...this item is set to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Port4 [IDE] ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO 2-11 When this item is set OnChip SATA Channel to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multisector transfer feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [...